I live in a Tier 2 area although my borough has consistently been the lowest infection rate in the country. This morning the mum of ds2’s friend told the teacher that I would be collecting him as we were going to the park over the road for half an hour before she’d come and pick him up. Due to both of our working hours this is something we’ve done for years as it means whoever is working doesn’t need to rush back for pick up.
I get a phone call 15 minutes before the end of school when I’m already on my way to collect from the school receptionist telling me that they had been ‘made aware’ that I was breaking lockdown rules and as a result they would not allow me to collect ds’s friend from school. I told them we were going to the park over the road as we always did which isn’t against the rules but she said she believed he was going to be coming to my house. I said that they are able to see the park from the school and if they were that concerned they were very welcome to check I was in the park and that friend would be collected within 30 minutes of school finishing. She said that they don’t have time to do that and shouldn’t be put in this position and that they wouldn’t allow me to collect him. I asked if they’d managed to contact friends mum as she would be expecting him to be in the park and I know she wouldn’t be able to get there for pickup even if she left work now. They’d left her an answerphone message and said on this occasion they’d keep child at school until mum could get there so they could explain the seriousness of the situation.
Aibu to think this is completely bonkers? We’re not breaking any rules. They seem convinced that I was going to be taking him back to my house but we never do that as he lives in the opposite direction to where we do so it always makes sense to just play at the park for half an hour. Are they even allowed to say a point blank ‘no, you’re not allowed to collect’ when the parent, the child and the person collecting want this to be the arrangement?
It’s absolutely infuriating and will make the last few weeks of term really tricky if both myself and other mum are expected to leave work 30 minutes early once a week for no reason at all. Dc’s are in Yr4 and not allowed to leave school without an adult or secondary school aged sibling accompanying them.
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Is school being unreasonable about the park?
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OhFFSNowWhat · 03/12/2020 18:19
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